Oliver Heath, J. Mishra, Louise Tillin, S. Venkateswaran
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India’s under-investment in its health system has been long and persistent. The country has one of the lowest public expenditures on health (as a percentage of GDP) of any major economy. Public expenditure on health in India constitutes about one percent of its GDP per annum compared to three percent in China, four percent in Brazil, and 4.5 percent in South Africa. With high dependence